﻿“If you have men who will only come if they know there is a
good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at
all.”- David Livingstone﻿Our instructors are fully insured, trained and experienced professionals...passionate about wilderness pursuits, bushcraft and outdoor education.

Senior Instructors

Meet Jamie - A trained and experienced Expedition Leader, Psychologist and former Ranger, Jamie honed his wilderness skills living and working in the jungles of Central America, guiding expeditions and training with a national Rescue and Disaster Response team. Having experienced wilderness environments throughout the world...from Alaska to Africa, Indochina to the Arctic Circle...Jamie believes that when it comes to having fun in the great outdoors...Britain is best! Our project director, Jamie is also a qualified Wilderness Medic: trained in Advanced Navigation, 4x4 handling, Casualty Evacuation, River Rescue and Cave Rescue. Adventuring aside, Jamie's passion is for wildlife, anthropology and expedition psychology: helping others explore the factors that give all humans the ability to not only survive, but thrive in the face of nature's most extreme challenges.

Meet Miriam - our Outdoor Learning Lead. Miriam is trained in Creative Expressive Therapies and is an accomplished artist and facilitator. Her knowledge of woodcrafts, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, natural and environmental art has been a major influence in the development of our taught courses and forest classroom activities. Miriam's artistic influences lie in various environmental artists such as Andy Goldsworthy, Nils Udo, Richard Shilling and Andres Amador, to name but a few. Her own academic work has focused on the use of natural materials, ecopsychology and natural spaces as a means of fostering wellbeing and facilitating personal exploration in others.

Assistant Rangers

Meet Jason - Our extreme sports afficianado and cool-headed problem solver, Jason throws himself with enthusiam at all the challenges of wilderness pursuits. He also holds our record for the person most able to sleep soundly, wherever he happens to lay his bed-roll.

Meet Krys - Our resident globe trotter, Krys' adventures have taken him around the world. He can trek until his boots break and is never too weary to laugh. He has also learnt the hard way why you should never to pitch your shelter on a badger sett.

Meet Tim - A natural woodsman and thus far unbeaten with his accuracy in spear throwing. Cool, calm and collected, Tim is always ready to help those around him. Likes:- finding mystery gifts left in bothies. Fears:- Muskrats

Our support vehicle...

"The Beast" - Whether heading out on expedition or teaching back at basecamp, having a rugged and reliable support vehicle is essential. In our experience, the unquestionable choice for that role is the tried and tested 4x4 legend: the Land Rover Defender. Our 2-tonne, custom built 110 Predator (affectionately know as "The Beast") allows us to keep our groups safe and supplied during all their activities. A much loved member of our team, The Beast's hobbies include reading (the Haynes Manual) and long drives in the country...up mountains...and across rivers.

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